éléphant blanc
\e.le.fɑ̃ blɑ̃\
The verdict
“éléphant blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un éléphant albinos.
Corpus desk
Index FR-elephant-blanc · éléphant blanc · French
éléphant blanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | éléphant blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.le.fɑ̃ blɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « éléphant blanc » en français
Rare enough to double-check
éléphant blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.le.fɑ̃ blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for éléphant blanc in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is éléphant blanc, spelled É-L-É-P-H-A-N-T- -B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Un éléphant albinos.
- 2Ouvrage ou construction monumentale très coûteuse s’avérant peu nécessaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how éléphant blanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un rare éléphant blanc est né fin juillet dans une région de l’ouest de la Birmanie, a annoncé ce mercredi un média d’État.
Ça fait cinq ans que la Ville travaille sur ce dossier-là. Ils ne trouvent pas de restaurateurs, et ils courent après un entrepreneur pour construire leur hôtel, mais ça va nous coûter combien de plus pour voir des jobs, à part celles de la Ville ? Est-ce qu’on va de nouveau se ramasser avec un éléphant blanc ?
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.